If it was a bearing Where did it go?That collar you see is plastic I suppose If I could get a bearing up the shaft it will work probably that is the difference they went from a bushing to a bearing.I asked the dealer the same question about the bushing he just said it wore through and fell out.How do you get the coupler off the end,Cant buy a steering box here so I found a place in london to rebuild mine he told me it is wore out as it gets